I’m not ‘gadget-phobic,’ but I do have strong feelings about some
I’ve never considered my self anti-technology, nor in anyway opposed to high-tech progress. Indeed, I absolutely love to fiddle with new computers, smartphones, LCD/LED televisions, all the rest. (If I were a smoker, I’d probably even try some of those electric cigarettes to help me kick the habit.)
But I had to admit today’s “Zits” comic strip in our local newspaper really worked for me. If you know the main characters in that comic strip, they are a middle-aged mom and dad with their teenage son. Today’s strip had the son showing dad the latest “super phone” gadget. He described the multitude of things the phone could do all at once — Internet, phone, texting, mobile television, etc. His comment was something like, “with one of these, you wouldn’t be out of touch or unconnected for a single minute of your life.”
Final panel in the comic strip showed dad with his back turned, flinging the phone far into the sky.
I love all the goodies and gadgets. I confess, if I were a rich guy with too much time on my hands, I’d probably buy one of each and spend waaaaaaaayyyyy too many hours of my life playing with them.
But deep within my heart and soul, I confess that I’m glad I cannot afford a full course of such pointless time wasters. My phones (both the “land line” and the cell) I use simply to make phone calls. My television, I use to watch television. And I even listen to the radio and play occasional music (jazz, mostly) CDs.
The simple life. Toss most of the multi-tasking, multi-use gadgets and leave me be. Grump! Grump!